Attorneys general are warning federal employees about the Trump administration's buyout offer, saying they may not reap the supposed benefits.

In the wake of the worst American air disaster in two decades, the understaffed and cash-strapped National Transportation Safety Board was scrambling to keep investigators from leaving after federal employees received an offer by the Trump administration to resign and be paid through September.

Washington Post columnist Michelle Singletary outlines why big financial decisions made in haste are often followed by regret, especially when the terms leave you with no guarantees or options.